| Funds are listed alphabetically. By definition, a 3-ALARM fund has performed worse than the average Gold/Precious Metals for the preceding 12 months, three years, and five years, while a NO-ALARM fund has performed better than the average fund over the same periods. A fund with a blank cell has either one or two periods of underperformance. |
| Gold/Precious Metals fund | ALARM status as of 3/02 | ALARM status as of 3/00 |
|---|---|---|
| American Cent Global Gold Inv (BGEIX) | 3-ALARM | |
| AXP Precious Metals A (INPMX) | 3-ALARM | |
| AXP Precious Metals B (INPBX) | 3-ALARM | |
| Evergreen Precious Metals A (EKWAX) | ||
| Evergreen Precious Metals B (EKWBX) | NO ALARM | NO-ALARM |
| Fidelity Select Gold (FSAGX) | NO ALARM | NO-ALARM |
| First Eagle SoGen Gold A (SGGDX) | NO ALARM | NO-ALARM |
| Franklin Gold & Prec Metals A (FKRCX) | NO-ALARM | |
| Franklin Gold & Precious Metals Adv (FGADX) | ||
| Franklin Gold & Precious Metals C (FRGOX) | ||
| Gabelli Gold (GOLDX) | NO ALARM | |
| INVESCO Gold Inv (FGLDX) | 3-ALARM | 3-ALARM |
| Midas (MIDSX) | 3-ALARM | 3-ALARM |
| Monterey OCM Gold (MNTGX) | ||
| Oppenheimer Gold & Spec Min A (OPGSX) | NO-ALARM | |
| Oppenheimer Gold & Spec Min B (OGMBX) | ||
| Oppenheimer Gold & Spec Min C (OGMCX) | ||
| Pilgrim Precious Metals A (LEXMX) | NO-ALARM | |
| Rydex Precious Metals (RYPMX) | 3-ALARM | 3-ALARM |
| Scudder Gold S (SCGDX) | NO-ALARM | |
| U.S. Global Inv Gold Shares (USERX) | 3-ALARM | 3-ALARM |
| U.S. Global Inv World Gold (UNWPX) | 3-ALARM | |
| USAA Gold (USAGX) | NO ALARM | NO-ALARM |
| Van Eck Intl Invest Gold A (INIVX) | 3-ALARM | |
| Vanguard Precious Met (VGPMX) | NO-ALARM | |
| As of 3/00, the funds below either didn't exist, or weren't in the FundAlarm database: | ||
| Evergreen Precious Metals I (EKWYX) | ||
| Oppenheimer Gold & Spec Min N (OGMNX) | ||
| Scudder Gold A (SGDAX) | ||
| Scudder Gold AARP (SGLDX) | ||
| Scudder Gold B (SGDBX) | ||
| Scudder Gold C (SGDCX) | ||
| Tocqueville Gold (TGLDX) | ||